Device for securing name-plates and the like.



D. L. AULD.

DEvlcE FOR SECURING NAME PLATES AND THE LiKE.

MPLICAHONflLED MAR.13.\916.

lkleutcd Deu. 3, 1918.

UN irnn DEMAS L. AULE, GF

I Application filed March ,To @ZZ lli/ioni 'it may weee/'1L Be it known that DRn-is L. linnn, eitizen or the United Sintes, residing er. Collini bus, in the county of Franklin :incl Stzie of @him have invented e. certain new sind neeiul improvement in Devices for Securing llamiefllei'es'und the like, ef which the 'following is a Specification.

The object of this invention is to provide improved ineens whereby a nenne plaie or other object. earn be seeurerl with gren'l'f Hrmness le :mother body s0 :is io prevenl'- its movement in uny direction or it1 removal without u. virtual leetrnel'ien el the device.

The invention is embodied in the conslrrw tion herein. shown nml described :unl then .finally elaiineil.

ln he nceompun'i'ing li-:UrineY forming part hereof v Fignrel is n -weliennl view of :L inelzrl wzili. haring :i rziliheleil aperture lo receive the :enne pluie.` lhe neme pluie heine; leenerl over he aperture, but with the seeuriug memlrer nel pressed inlo Securing ime'iien.

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iberei-iien wie. serie cage@ ont of Het sheet inefzrl inte irnse-eenieaii peft'ricoali fori... l3nt of nu outside diameter 'Minst a riile less rhen thaiof the e. eri-nre the wall. The ring eonsituing the centering or sealing derieey is :innularly bent demi und then up to form fr wall or rim that. neel-ly fits in die :iperline of the Wall. When the naine pluie thus equipped is placed i 'lie :ip ei'nrefer as seen in Fig. 2 the petticozit S is properly Centered and upon lie ap pheniion of pressure, liereto as with die or pressure block l1 (shown by broken lines Figs. 2 :incl 3) the rim of ille petieoat is turned over into Contact nl, its edge with rear er lower margin el! the aperture.' applying' preesure with the Ldie 0r bloei: l a suitable support is, of eonrse, prox-idee the. faire oli the naine plaire. The :nlvzint of his emislruelion is that lhe pettieenr nani :i lurge rezieh und beurs with mere direc@ presenre 11ml mere iii-rally ai its rin'i 1 )n he well el l'he struetnre lo which the'nziine plete. seeurerl so than when the aperture is eireulur ihe nnnie plane unmet be in lliil. 2 is :i Similar View of :i Similar neme. rml ol' its prep/er peei'ieni Se pluie :rppliefl io :in nnrnhlielerl aperture hutwillnlruwn from iis plaies. e with :i posilzinning er eeneringf member rpluul Ieslruelien er ne or mere o' the niemple l lo i'he innne. pluie. so :is lo insure the hers. preper en Yemeni oi' lhe seeuiizmr member ll'heu the eeneriirgl ring' is nlm te smve willi lie margin ofthe :rperlure :it 'ille rem: :is u wailing' fleriee l'lae zifiurnerl .linnggje er er lower sirle of lhe well te whieh the naine rim er ihm ring' een in le slighljf le; plele in applied. iug :is sei-u in lv rig' n er, :is io [erm :i we

l `i l shows, the perl5 @if Fig. 2 with the l;- seeuring' meiuher benlY up info engjugging pesinperl'ure n'l'er lne mnnrer n2" rporkingion. (iles the perliemiry heine' xnhgeiplenili' p @e Fin'. l is :1 plnn View oi lhe lower Sirle oi iulo pesiion :is lselnre rleneriherl. i FigA 5, 'liereerl inir1 seuling` position surh member lil. a rletzlil en :i larger seele showing would he somewhat eompresserl :it ile` rim how ill@ rim of llie eenlering member erin :mil :rppenr :nilisil'ainiifiil-y :is in Fig. 3. he formed when ii isdesrired limtlhe eenierlu l `i L ne :nlrlerl eenlering leviee 9:3 in ev member shell also Serve :is :i Sealing ueerlerl lneuusellie annuler ruhhet 'i2 serves nn-.mheixw te properlyy center lie perl5.

.ln ll'rewien's G desiguales the well which "he forms o' the purl's een lie change@ has un arperlure le receive he neme plaire. `withoui; rlepzirl'ing' 'from the gisty olz the in: 7 rleeign: lel lhe neme nlefe; 8 the loenling, renlion :1S claimed. le (renie-ring or sealing memlier :unl Sl 'lhe name lllnri. l elaim is: piane, securing meml'ier. 'lhe eenleringF :unl l. 'lhe eomlvinulieu with :in object le he seeuring v nn'nnl'iers :1re rings ef sheel metal yeeurerl ro one eirle e' :mother elijef't. prelnwing eeulrul openingsy ol eipurl liumeler to rirlerl with un opening'` el' :i sheet melnl h'ei upen :i hess lll on 'The reni' er lower lirleY euringr inemlrer el fruslewonienl l'orin nb le n; he name pluie.. uirl bess heilig spnn (wer lneherl lo Suhl firs; nnmerldohjeel: :rqliplerl i@ (he. margin el' lhe eenlrul epening' ol the se he lienl le (reuse. ils; rim lo engage 'the epixiei memln r le rrlzu'h il, :is well ns the `ne 'irle. of' he seeeml numeri elijeei. anni :L w' mg or loenliniz,` memlier lo the nume ;uirliue' rleriee, l` k r"properl),' loeutiug' lle oliplane. "llle Featuring nieinlier is irsl. eruek ier-l lo lie seeurerl inelmling u Spring rim 11 Stantinlly. as described.

" i memos Q. The combination with an object to be seein-ed to ne side vided withan opening, of a sheet curing member of fi'usto-conical y tached te Vsmidfnst named objet a of another oi )ject prometal seform atdapted to be bent to cause its rim to engage the opposite side of the second nnmefl object and n,

spring rnn also ab l0 sealing device including a tached t o the first named object a'nd adapted to fit in the aforesaid opening.

DEMAS L. AULD. 

